Bubbe meets Jack

It's been a few days since my last post because last weekend was a very special time. Jack finally had the pleasure of meeting his Bubbe, (for you non-Jews its pronounced bub-ee). Anyone who has met my Mom knows that she is quite a special woman and at the age of almost 84 she was thrilled at the prospect of meeting her first great-grandson.  My big sister Madalyn joined in the experience and a great time was had by all. Jack was his usual charming self and was asleep in his crib when they arrived. They both looked down at him in awe of his cuteness and he raised his little head from sleep and gave a big grin and a little giggle.  It was truly love at first sight all around.


A perfect pair

The weekend was full of nostalgia as Bubbe spent part of her childhood living in NYC and had many memories of familiar sights.  We were also lucky to enjoy a reunion dinner with several of my cousins and so many thoughts of childhood visits to New York to visit my grandparents occurred to me. It is unfortunate that we all live so far apart but as we sat there with three generations, (it was past Jack's bedtime so he had to stay home with his Mom), it was wonderful to catch up on life and share a meal and a few drinks . It was as if we see each other all of the time and that is very comforting to me.

Jack and his Dad prepare to attend a St Patrick's Day party

Not only was NYC celebrating the arrival of Bubbe and Auntie Madalyn there was a celebration for the great St. Patrick.  They even held a parade.  This is another opportunity to give a shout out to Bubbe Jackie because it seems that NYC goes a bit nuts over St. Patrick's day, as does Chicago and we ended up right in the middle of the chaos. Picture an early Saturday night dinner with your mother and your sister and about one million drunken people lining the streets.  We had no problem getting to the restaurant but after dinner it was practically impossible to catch a cab home. My Mom was a trooper and walked about seven blocks before we finally flagged down a driver to help us get home.  She seemed pretty relaxed about the entire situation but I was a bit of a wreck.

So I have been a bit to tired to blog for a few days but it is a happy and satisfied kind of tired so that is good.  There were more pictures taken of this child than ever before.  It was like a press conference and he was the star. I think it may be going to his head.



Jack gets to know his great-aunt Madalyn